The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-17
PErlTiONs.
4 Number Introduced ny members from,
Tennessee.

Special Dispatch 10 the Appeal
WASHINGTON, Dec 10. A large number
Of petitions were introduced in the House
today. Among them were the following.
introduced BY MIR. Phchn: The petition
OF the Memphis Cotton and Merchants
exchanges, asking for an appropriation to
cover a deficiency OF 81 900 in the fund for
river and food observations for the present
fiscal year, and OF 5000 in the fund for
the hire of civilian Observers, employees,
furniture, stationery, telephones, etc, Tor
the same period; and Of the following for
the reference OF their claims to the court
of claims The Memphis d Charleston
railroad; w, H. llarrcll, administrator nj
Richard W. Anthony, deceased, Of Collier
vile, shelby county; James g. Phcau, oi
Memphis, who formerly resided at Trcn.
ton, Gibson county, for SiS2; this pcti.
toner is no relative Of Representative
Phclan); Annie Lawrence, Faycito county
5000; VIM. II. Ayctt, Upton county,
$3.50; Girard Stilcs, Shelby county, for
mcrly Of NiCksburg, Miss, S3,0i5; John
d. Sale, administrator Of John r.. Noupclt
Moscow, faycttc county, S2,j7G; VIM. A..
Bickiord Memphis, 81, 400; J. j. Steele
Memphis, ~ Geo, Amos Woodruff, Mem
phis, ~ 200; Mary H. Mcttc, Memphis
81, aOO, the last four being claims lor the
rent aud occupation Of buildings 10y the
United States troops during the war.
by MIR Glass; For rlcrncc of the lol-
lowing claims Nancy G. Nelson. Shelby
county, 81, 500; W. II. Tolcr, administrator
oi Susan u. Edwards deceased, Lake
county, =, $50. hcis oi r. l.. 1riggs, lib.
son county, S2,17j -; $, /. Carpenter,
Faycttc county, $50, Glorvina 4. Lusk,
Whcatlcy county $1,000; W II. Fletcher
Gibson rounty.
BY Mr. Neal: For increased compcnA-
ton of fourth class postmastcS: W. II.
Ruth AMI others, McMinn cuunty, Y. h.
lusk. Hamilton county j. &. Arlclgc,
Clcnrmouut, Warren county. and j. T.
Glocson, rollarls, White county.
by Mr. Richardson, for the same pur.
pose: T. VI. Spence aud others, Versatile
Rutherford county; j. &. Keller, kvIlur,
u. +. WhitNouh, Franklin county; A. VI.
Tillman, Marshall county.
By Mr. Enlur, for same purpose: II. H.
Swink aud Others, Meadow, Madison
county.
l,y Mr. Fnloc For reference Of the iol
lowing claim 10 the court OF claims. Mary
j. Brown, cNccutriN OF Jesse T.. Brown,
Henry county, Sli2, 1923.
lly Mr. Richardson. For the flmc
purposc. Jas. G.. noNlcti, Ruthvr
iord county, $500, las. y. Dgriiu
Franklin county, SlTS; Thomas T.
Mo-clcy, franklin county, s'iG. cNcruioi
of Louisa !. llill, dceraYsd, frnl I'm
county, sS6l $50. estate of James IT,
Green, decreased. Rutherford county.
s2,ipl. administrator Of the estate oi
luckctt Davis. deceased Rutherford
county, s3,EIa; Sol, heir OF Sarah H..
l.ortpn, decreased, formerly 81 Rutherford
county.
by Mr. Barry, NJ Mississippi Petitions
from a. T. Good, Zig Springs, and John
H. Mcclellan, Pine Valley, lur increased
compensation ut fourth rllpy l1stmistors.
judge Morgan, Of Mississippi. has intro.
ducci q petition asking that the House ~.
imhur-o him IN the sum NJ $40. bcing tn
amount nj The expenses IN which be- was
put IN defending his seat in November
1886. when ID WIS contested hy Jam,- e.
Chalmers, Who rn nG,insl him on an iu.
dependent ticket and was beaten.